Razor



June 17, 1930. I D, J, A 1,764,506

RAZOR Filed Aug. 30, 1927 gwocmtoz Dean- 1: Case 1118 I auomq Pia tented Jae 17;1930 -f' DEAN; CASE," on-nr irrnn-vennninflnnw Yonk- This invention relates :.to an improvement in razors and" inore particularly to a razor '")andguardtherefOr; 1 An object of thisinvention is to provide .5 a "straight edge or 'barbers razor and guard (therefor which eliniinatesthejusual danger Y to the operator'ofcuttinghimself. j

Aother objectiofptlhis invention is to pro-' videgagstralght "edge 'razorwith anadjust- I 10 able guard" whichg'uard automatically :pre-

, a 1tents gthe ioperatori from injuring himse'lf v further"object hfthii l nventi'on is to i "provide a razor offtheistraight edge type, -1 and' an automatieally adjusted guardtherefor which does not inter fere with'stropping or=zhbning the blade nor'in any way w th the n0 1-ma1,us thereof" 'Otherjobjeots of this intention will a 20 pear from a consideration oftheifollowing f specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and in which;

Fi'g-."1"is. a side elevation 'offthis" lIlVQEL', 11,}3and illustrates the position of theard with relation to the cutting 'edge of iiv Fig. 2 is a View Fig. 3 is an enlargediragrnentari view and" o a "Fig, 4 isan enlarged fragmentaryv'lew illustrating the manner of securing the outer'iend'of the guard with relationfto-the blade."-

9 Referring to thedrawing and more. parti c ularly to Fig. 1, this invention comprises {1 a handle portion 10, a blade 11 and guard; 12; The blade 11' is pivotally secured at w 13ft0- the handle portion 10 in the usual manner for razors. ofthisftype. The guard 12, atits upturned inner end'15, is secured to the shank portion 14 of the I blade 11 and at itsupturned outer end 16 is pivotally nnzon are pivotallyt secured? to the'blade l l'ftherea s by permitting the guard to move from; one sideto'theother ofjthecutt-ing edge201w5 3 :7

. .seeured to the: backs portion 18 of the v blade 1 The'cutting" or shaving edgeQO'of the Application filed August 30,1927; Seriall'Nol52153213;

blade l l is thefusual' -shape"and 12 isadapted to follow 't-he absolutefcentour or" the'outting edgeQO-ina manner mam a purpose about -to'be 'desc 1 ibed; 1 The guard suitable ineta'lf rod but preferablycis made v H I, of temperedsteel-inorderto insurejproper rigidity and: alignnient withljthe cutting edge 2O atall ti1nes-.,iThefxportionfll o f 7 the guardlls mun;toythejea 2016mm 6 0" zblade 1111' and spaced ftherefroin a suiiioflientr-f distan'ee to permit contact withf theyface or i strep.

terminates min ends 15 and 16' wh-ich 'ei In back or the euttingedg'e20 and into.

larger-1 than 12 "which isplacedflthrein;and 'is securedi to the "shank 14 by means of apin orscrjew. The pin 23' passesthrough -the shank 'and' 1 the 'eind lfi of lthe-jguard' therebyretain v saidendwithi *theEOpening-QQQ"The senr V I taken on the line 2 -2. i

of Fig. ,1 and illustrates the limit of swing i .Qofthe guard with relation to' the blade of the razor;

23"; I is p ositionedgf being; somewhat 7 said portiontoswing-to eith'er side within "8O V 1 "theipredeterrnined'liini ofthef opening 22,].

showing the manner of'pivotally positi0n ing-andretainingtheinner-end'of the guard v with relation to the shank of the blade; '35

of therbliadell an openingfiis providedchanneledjiineniber'fsecuredj Ltdthe Y end in any desirable manners stepQ26Qis i therein r In T as ginu'ehj asi nn r en 11 and thet tepenavre; f I seouredto said M detheifguardfj fiis free; to be noy'ed sidewise inl either directi'o past 12 ma be inadejfro n any'str] i- As previously statedthe;guardi lzf In theouter end-ofthe-h wkrjportionimr j the cutting edge 20 by any slight pressure against it. The limit of movement of the V guard 12 in either direction is partially determined by the'stop 26 located at, the outer end of the guard and also by the size of the opening 22 in the shank 14 with relation to the end-v 15 of the guard. The movement of the guard 12 is very slight and in 'fact only just enough in either direction 10 past the center of the cutting edge to permit said edge to merely scrape the surface it comes in contact with but not to cut or bite into said surface.

It is obvious that if theguard 12 swings sufficiently to either side of the cutting edge 20 to permit said edge engagement with a surface there will be sufficient clearance of the guard to facilitate stropping or honing without removingsaid guard from the blade.

Attention is called to the fact that'the guard is free to swing to either side of the cutting edge (within a predetermined space) without manual adjustment of any kind. In other words, the razor may be used in the right hand and immediately transferred .to the left without'any adjustment, the pressure against any surface acting to instantly adjust the-guard to the other side of the cutting edge.

Since the guard use of the cutting edge 20 there can be no danger of cutting to the operator. regardless of whether he be inexperienced or use the razor improperly. Furthermore it has always been difiicult to handle and. care for razors of this type in such a manner as'to prevent them beingenicked. The position of .the guard protects the cutting edge at all times from coming in contact with foreign articles and thereby largely eliminates the possibility of ruining the cutting edge.

While only one modification of this invention has been shown and described, applicant does not intend to be limited thereto since it is obvious that other modifications or adaptations may be made without departthe inner end of. said 12 permits only a proper blade to limit the relative movement between said blade and said guard.

.2. A barbers'razor comprising a handle, a blade having a shank pivotally joined upon said handle, a rod-like guard spaced from and shaped to conform to the contour of said blade, saideguard terminating in upturned ends, said shank having a vertical pocket formed in theun der face thereof, guard being mounted within said .pocket, means loosely securing the inner end of said guard within said pocket, the outer end of said blade having an opening therein by which to pivotally engage the outer end of said guard, a channular stop formed upon said outer end whereby to limit the relative movement of said blade and said guard.

3. A barbers razor comprising a handle, a blade having a shank pivotally joined upon said handle, a rod-like guard spaced from and shaped to conform to the contour of said blade, said guard terminating in upturned ends, said shank having a vertical pocket formed -.in the underfacethereof, the innerendflof said guard being mounted within said pocket, means loosely securing the inner end of'said guard within said pocket, said securing means being; transversely disposed with relation to the direction of pivotal movement of said guard, the outer end of said blade having an'.open-" ing therein by which to pivotally engage't-he outerend of said guard, a channular stop formed-upon saidouter end whereby to limit the relative movement of said blade and said guard. I V

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature. r

DEAN JWCASELY.

ing from the spirit and scope of this inven- I 7 tion as set forth in the following claims.

Having thus set forth my inventiomwhat I claim. is new and for which I desire protection by Letters Patent is: 1. A barbers razor comprising a handle, ablade having a shank pivotally mounted :upon said handle, a rod-like guard spaced from and shapedto conform to the contour of said blade being terminated in upturned ends, said shank having a verticalcpocket therein by which to receive the inner end of said guard, a pin loosely securing said guard within said pocket, the outer end of said blade having an opening therein by which to pivotally engage the outer end of said guard, a channular stop formed upon the outer upturned end of said guard and 7 5 adapted to engage the outer end of said 

